Visual Processing Impairment II: Evaluation and Intervention for Adult Acquired Brain Injury

***Prerequisite: Must have successfully completed Visual Processing Part I. 

If three people from the same organization register for a course, each person will receive a 10% discount. Four or more registered will receive a 15% discount. Please email or call ahead of time with the names of the people who will be registering as a group, [email protected] or 612-672-5607.

Course Description:

 A continuation of the Part One course, this intensive, interactive course hones the participant’s clinical reasoning skills in selecting the best OT assessments and interventions for adults with visual processing impairment from acquired brain injury from stroke, traumatic brain injury, and degenerative neurological diseases.
Course participates will:

• Complete experiential activities to develop greater insight into assessment and intervention.
• Analyze videos of client performance to identify behaviors that indicate specific types of vision impairment.
• Work through case scenarios to practice selecting the most appropriate assessments and design the most effective interventions that align with the OT scope of practice.
• Practice interpreting and documenting assessment results in a way that provides a clear picture of the client’s limitations in vision performance and strong justification for occupational therapy intervention.
• Identify when and how to seek assistance from eye doctors to obtain optimal client outcomes.

Speaker:

 Mary Warren PhD, OT, SCLV, FAOTA is Associate Professor Emerita of Occupational Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).  Dr. Warren developed the Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation at UAB and served as its program director and as Co-Director of the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation before retiring in 2018. She continues to teach as adjunct faculty in the certificate program. Dr. Warren is an internationally recognized authority in occupational therapy intervention for adults with age-related eye disease and vision impairment from acquired brain injury. Dr. Warren is the author of the Brain Injury Visual Assessment Battery for Adults (biVABA), co-editor of the textbook: Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adults with Low Vision and has contributed chapters to several rehabilitation textbooks including Pedretti‘s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction. Her awards include Fellow of the American Occupation Therapy Association for her work in vision rehabilitation; the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Envision Foundation, the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the UAB School of Health Professions and the Award of Merit from the American Occupational Therapy Association for her leadership in vision rehabilitation.

Objectives:

• Select appropriate assessments to screen for visual impairment in adult clients with acquired brain injury.
• Use appropriate procedures and protocols to administer assessments to identify clients with deficits in visual acuity, visual field, oculomotor function and visual attention.
• Accurately interpret results of visual field, visual attention, visual acuity and oculomotor assessments and link vision impairment to occupational limitations.
• Document assessment results to clearly describe the client’s limitations and provide a strong justification for occupational therapy intervention.
• Set appropriate goals for the client.
• Select and design evidence-based, effective interventions to address occupational limitations caused by visual processing impairment and maximize the client’s ability to complete daily occupations.

12:00-2:30 Hemi-inattention and neglect ( continued)

•     Questions/Adjourn

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